Dear Friends & Colleagues, *The Image of Jews in Contemporary China <http://www.academicstudiespress.com/browse-catalog/the-image-of-jews-in-contemporary-china-an-identity-without-a-people>* edited by James Ross & Song Lihong was recently published by Academic Studies Press.
Series: Jewish Identities in Post-Modern Society ISBN: 9781618114204 (CL) Pages: 256 pp. *Summary:* Bookstores in Chinese cities are stocked with dozens of Chinese-language books on how Jews conduct business, manage the world, and raise their children. At least ten universities throughout China offer popular Jewish Studies programs, some with advanced degrees. Yet there are virtually no Jews in China. The Chinese are constructing an identity for a people that the large majority of them will never meet. This edited volume critically examines the image of Jews from the contemporary perspective of ordinary Chinese citizens. It includes chapters on Chinese Jewish Studies programs, popular Chinese books and blogs about Jews, China’s relations with Israel, and innovative examinations of the ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng. *Contents:* Introduction James R. Ross Perceiving Jews in Modern China Zhou Xun Images of Jews in Contemporary Books, Blogs and Films James R. Ross Distinctiveness: A Major Jewish Characteristic Fu Youde Chinese Policy toward Kaifeng Jews Xu Xin Sukkot and Mid-Autumn Festivals in Kaifeng: Conundrums at the Crossroads of Sino-Judaic Cultural Identity Moshe Y. Bernstein Understanding of the Bible among the General Public in Mainland China: A Survey on the “Bullet Curtain” of The Bible Meng Zhenhua The Changing Image of the State of Israel in People’s Daily during the Cold War She Gangzheng The Reception of Contemporary Israeli Literature in China Zhong Zhiqing China’s Relationship with Israel, Opportunities and Challenges: Perspectives from China Chen Yiyi Holocaust Studies and Holocaust Education in China Glenn Timmermans Reflections on Chinese Jewish Studies: A Comparative Perspective Song Lihong *Index * *Reviews:* “The amazing surge of interest in all things Jewish—Judaism, Jewishness, Jewish Studies—in contemporary China is one of the most remarkable phenomena in the contemporary globalized world. This superb volume of essays is the first to offer a truly sophisticated survey of different aspects of the Chinese-Jewish phenomenon, from the state of the contemporary Chinese-Jewish community in Kaifeng to China-Israel relations to the rise of Jewish Studies as an academic field in Chinese universities. With its many contributions from Chinese scholars in particular, this volume demonstrates the truly advanced level of ‘Jewish’ discourse in contemporary Chinese academic and intellectual life.” *— David Stern, Harry Starr Professor of Classical and Modern Hebrew and Jewish Literature, Harvard University* For more information on this volume, please visit the book's dedicated webpage: http://www.academicstudiespress.com/browse-catalog/the-image-of-jews-in-contemporary-china Best wishes, Academic Studies Press 28 Montfern Avenue Brighton, MA 02135 www.academicstudiespress.com e: pr...@academicstudiespress.com t: 617.782.6290
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